Cabinet



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May 1.5, 1923.

)IASSJIQH F. C. DORMENT CABINET Filed May 2. 1921 2 sheets-sham 2 y llwenr latented llfiay i5, l923.

FRANK C. DORMENT, OF CLEVELAND, -OI-IIO, ASSIGNGR, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGN- MENTS, yjj() THE MINERAL BATH CABNET COMPANY, A CORPORATON OFOHIO.

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Application filed May 2,

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Be it known that I, FRANK Donateur, a citi-:ien ot the United States,r-isiding at Cleveland. `in the county of Cuyahoga and M State or' Chio7have invented a certain new and. useful improvement in Cabinets, etwhich the following act description.` The present invention relates to adevice which may be broadly described as a cabinet within which the bodyof a person may be enclosed, with the exception of the hea-d7 for thepurpose or' applying to the person a steam bath or certain medicinal'treatment for the absorption. ot certain chemicals through the pores ofthe skin.

The object of the invention is to provide a front closure of thecabinetof such a construct-ion that a portion thereof may be so positioned asto form a screen behind which the patient may dress or undress whenemerging from or for preparii'ig for treatment.

Reference should be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part otthis specification in which Fig. l is an elevati-on of the device; Fig.Q, is a vertical sectional view; F ig. 3 is a sectional elevationshowing the cover in open position.

Referring to the drawing, the cabinet consists of two side members l and2 and a. rear wall member 3. The front closure for the cabinet comprisesa stationary lower port-ion i and a swinging doormember 5 which ishinged along one side which is indicated at (f5. This door may besecured by any suitable latching device such as indicated at 7. There isa short top member 8 extending hetween the side members l and 2 but thistop member does not extend to the forward edge of the side members l and2. Extending between the side members l and 2 and cooperating with theupper edge of the door 5 and the forward edge of the top portion S is aslanting cover member 9.

On the inside of the members l and 2 and extending in a slantingdirection so as to support the cover 9 in inclined position are -0. sidebar members, one of which is indicated at l0 1n Figures 2 and 3, 1tbeing understood that a similar bar member is on the side member 2.rlhese supporting members l() cooperate with the cover member 9 when thesame is in closed position.

At the upper end of the cover or closure a full, clear7 and e1;-v

1821. Serial No. 465,961.

' member 9 there are sidewardly extending rollers ll which arepositioned so that they may cooperate with the top edges ot' -the sidemembers l and 2. These roller menibers will drop into suitable notches`which are formed in the top edge of the members l and 2 when the covermember is in its iinal closed position. The cover member is providedwith overlapping members such as indicated at 13 and 14 in Fig. 2, whichextend over and close any crevice which may exist between the door 7 andthe lower edge of the cover member 9 or the forward edge of the topmember S and the upper edge of the closure member 9. ln removing` thecover member 9 the lower edge oi the cover is lifted and for thispurpose convenient handles l5 are provided and when the cover is lifteda slight forward pull will cause the rollers ll to come out of theshallow groove 12 inwhich they have previously rested, and these rollerswill roll along the top edge of the -side members l and 2. Upon theinner surface of the cover member 9 there is a hook shaped bar, such asindicated at 16, which hook shaped bar extends transversely across thecover member 9.

l/Vhen the cover 9 is pulled forward as before indicated, the hook 16will move forward and will engage and hook over the upper edge of thedoor 5, occupying the position such as illustrated in Fig. 3 of thedrawing. lVhen in this position the door 5 may be opened carrying withit the cover member 9.

lt will be noted that when the cover member 9 is in the position shownin Fig. 3 it. together with the door 5 forms a front wall for thecabinet, therefore a patient within the cabinet may disrobe7 beingprotected against the view of other persons in the room and may hangtheir clothes upon the hooks on the outside of the cabinet, which areindicated at 1T. Likewise when the patient is through with a treatmentthe cover member 9 may be moved to its vertical position and so enablethe patient to dress within the cabinet.

The upper edge of the cover member 9 is formed with a rounded depression9a and the forward edge of the top member 7 has a rounded depression Sa,these cooperating form an opening` through which the noch of the patientmay extend. For closing this opening so as to prevent circulation fromthe interior of the cabinet through this opening a pneumatic collar maybe provided. This collar may surround the neck ot the patient and willbe held by the shoulders of the patient against the edges ot the opening8 and 92l thereby preventing circulation from the interior of thecabinet to the out side.

Having described my invention, I claiml. A cabinet, having side walls, atop extending transversely between the side mem bers but narrower thanthe width of the side walls, a front wall extending between the sidemembers but ot less height than the side walls, a cover member whichlextends diagonally between the :ront wall and the top, said coverhaving side extending members at one end 'thereof which overlie the topof cach of the side walls, said cover member being movable to a saibstantially vertical position the side extending members of the covermoving in contact with the tops or' the side walls.

2. A cabinet having` side walls, a top extending transversely betweenthe side inembers but narrower than the width of the side walls, a frontwall extending between the side members but ot less height than the sidewalls, a cover member which extends diagonally between the iront walland the top, said cover-having side extending rollers which overlie thetop or' each of the side walls, said cover being movable to asubstantially vertical position, the said rollers traveling along thetop edge oiI the said side walls and supporting the weight ott the coverduring the opening operation.

3. A cabinet having side walls, a top extending transversely between theside members but narrower than the width of the side walls, a front wallextending between the side members but ot less height than the sidewalls, a cover member which extends diagonally between the front walland the top, said cover having side extending members at one endthereol:` which overlie the top of each of the side walls. said covermember being movable to a vertical position, the side extending membersof the cover moving in Contact with the top of the side wall, the covermember upon the inner part thereof having a transversely extendingsupport which is adapted to engage with the upper edge of the front wallwhen the cover is in its open or substantially vertical posit-ion.

4. A cabinet having side walls, a top extending transversely between theside members but narrower than the width of the side walls, a front wallextending between the side members but of less height than the sidewalls, a cover which extendsdiagonally between the front wall and thetop, supporting members carried by the side walls with which the covercooperates adjacent the edges to support the same, the said Cover havingside extending members adjacent the end thereof which overlie the top ofeach oll the side walls, said cover being movable to a substantiallyvertical position, the side extending members of the cover moving incontact with the tops of the side walls and supporting the'weight ot thecover during the openingoperation.

A cabinet having side walls,v a top extending transversely between theside members but narrower than the width of the side walls, a front wallextending between the side members but ot less height than the sidewalls, said iront wallvbeing hinged along one side thereot| to torinadoor, a cover member which extends diagonally between the front wallandthe top, said cover men1- ber being movable to a substantial verticalposition and cooperating means carried by the cover and thelfront wallfor supporting said cover in substantially vertical position, the frontwall and cover when in vertical position being movable as'a unit uponthe hinges of the front wall.

6. A cabinet having side walls, a top extending transversely between theside members but narrower than the width. of the side walls, a Jirontwall extending between the side members but of less height than the sidewalls, hinges supporting said front wall at one side thereof whereby thefront wall may operate asy a door, a cover member extending diagonallybetween the front wall and the top, said cover having side extendingmembers at one end thereof which overlie the top of each of the sidewalls, said cover being movable as a unit to a substantially verticalposition,` the side extending members of the cover mov-ing in contactwith the tops ot' the side walls tosupport the weight of the cover`during'the opening operation, said cover being provided with atransversely extending member which is adapted to engage withthe upperportion of the front wall vwhereby the cover will be supported on thesaid front wall when the coveris in vertical position and said cover maybe moved with the front wall as a unit about the said hinges.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aix my signature.

FRANK C. DORMENT.

